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The property/casualty industry has its times of boom and bust. How are surplus lines brokers in particular affected by this and what can they do to remain profitable? E.G. Lassiter, chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based RSUI Group Inc., answers that and other questions in this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrea Wells at the recent National Association of Surplus Lines Offices’ annual convention in San Diego.
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